Chickasaw County, IA

268 public highway bridges

Chickasaw County Bridge Snapshot

Chickasaw County, Iowa contains 268 public highway bridges in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory. Roughly 39.2% are rated “Good,” 30.2% “Fair,” 27.2% “Poor,” and 27.2% are classified as structurally deficient — the federal designation for spans whose deck, superstructure, or substructure has been rated 4 or below on the 0–9 NBI scale. Structurally deficient does not mean unsafe to cross; it means the bridge is on the priority list for repair or replacement.

Inspections in IA are conducted by certified engineers from the state Department of Transportation on a 24-month cycle, and results are reported back to the FHWA each spring. The list below shows every NBI-tracked bridge in the county, sorted by inventory load rating. Use the “Sort by” controls to surface the lowest-rated spans first, and click any row for full inspection history, traffic counts, and condition trends.

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory. See methodology for full definitions.

268
Total Bridges
39.2%
Good
27.2%
Poor
27.2%
Structurally Deficient

Condition Distribution

Good
39.2% (105)
Fair
30.2% (81)
Poor
27.2% (73)
SD
27.2% (73)

All Bridges (268)

FM

Poor

Over: CRANE CREEK

096111903, Chickasaw, IA

Built 1959 Load: 14.8 t ADT: 157

LOCAL

Poor

Over: SMALL

096111302, Chickasaw, IA

Built 1976 Load: 15.1 t ADT: 30

FM

Poor

Over: SPRING BRANCH

095133501, Chickasaw, IA

Built 1951 Load: 16.1 t ADT: 118

FARM DRIVE

Poor

Over: BRANCH ELK CREEK

097132904, Chickasaw, IA

Built 1974 Load: 16.1 t ADT: 10

FM

Poor

Over: BR WAPSIPINICON RIVER

097142903, Chickasaw, IA

Built 1960 Load: 16.1 t ADT: 29

LOCAL

Poor

Over: BR E FORK WAPSIPINICON

096130202, Chickasaw, IA

Built 1970 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 41

FM

Poor

Over: STREAM

096122801, Chickasaw, IA

Built 1981 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 49

LOCAL

Poor

Over: SMALL

094143301, Chickasaw, IA

Built 1983 Load: 17.5 t ADT: 47

LOCAL

Poor

Over: SPRING BRANCH CREEK

094132203, Chickasaw, IA

Built 1980 Load: 17.6 t ADT: 5

LOCAL

Poor

Over: EAST WAPSIPINICON

094110702, Chickasaw, IA

Built 1900 Load: 17.7 t ADT: 98

LOCAL

Poor

Over: EAST WAPSIPINICON RIVER

096132303, Chickasaw, IA

Built 1963 Load: 17.8 t ADT: 51

FM

Poor

Over: LITTLE CEDAR

095142103, Chickasaw, IA

Built 1964 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 579

LOCAL

Poor

Over: SMALL

097122702, Chickasaw, IA

Built 1979 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 91

LOCAL

Poor

Over: CREEK

097133402, Chickasaw, IA

Built 1970 Load: 18.9 t ADT: 35

FM

Poor

Over: BR LITTLE WAPSIPINICON

096133001, Chickasaw, IA

Built 1957 Load: 19.5 t ADT: 118

FM

Poor

Over: BR LITTLE TURKEY RIVER

097113301, Chickasaw, IA

Built 1965 Load: 19.7 t ADT: 511

FM

Poor

Over: CEDAR CREEK

095143101, Chickasaw, IA

Built 1960 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 98

LOCAL

Poor

Over: SMALL

096142401, Chickasaw, IA

Built 1978 Load: 20.2 t ADT: 41

LOCAL

Poor

Over: E FORK WAPSIPINICON RVR

096131402, Chickasaw, IA

Built 1971 Load: 20.5 t ADT: 73

LOCAL

Poor

Over: HORTON CREEK

094143601, Chickasaw, IA

Built 1978 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 30

FM

Poor

Over: SMALL

096123003, Chickasaw, IA

Built 1978 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 25

LOCAL

Poor

Over: SPRING BRANCH CREEK

094132202, Chickasaw, IA

Built 1981 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 15

LOCAL

Poor

Over: CREEK

095131002, Chickasaw, IA

Built 1969 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 82

FM

Poor

Over: CRANE CREEK

095111401, Chickasaw, IA

Built 1966 Load: 22.8 t ADT: 432

FM

Poor

Over: LITTLE WAPSIPINICON

095131603, Chickasaw, IA

Built 1967 Load: 22.8 t ADT: 786

LOCAL

Poor

Over: CREEK

094133404, Chickasaw, IA

Built 1971 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 10

LOCAL

Poor

Over: SMALL STREAM

095121810, Chickasaw, IA

Built 1975 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 135

LOCAL

Poor

Over: LITTLE WAPSIPINICON

095130202, Chickasaw, IA

Built 1971 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 59

LOCAL

Poor

Over: LITTLE WAPSIPINICON RVR

096132003, Chickasaw, IA

Built 1975 Load: 23.3 t ADT: 49

LOCAL

Poor

Over: SPRING BRANCH CREEK

094132703, Chickasaw, IA

Built 1961 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 91

FM

Poor

Over: EAST WAPSIPINICON RIVER

096132501, Chickasaw, IA

Built 1981 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 59

LOCAL

Poor

Over: BRANCH HORTON CREEK

094133102, Chickasaw, IA

Built 1952 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 25

LOCAL

Poor

Over: WAPSIPINICON RIVER

096143501, Chickasaw, IA

Built 1955 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 29

LOCAL

Poor

Over: SPRING CREEK

094112301, Chickasaw, IA

Built 1991 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 47

LOCAL

Poor

Over: CREEK

094142401, Chickasaw, IA

Built 1953 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 47

LOCAL

Poor

Over: SPRING BRANCH CREEK

094133403, Chickasaw, IA

Built 1987 Load: 27.4 t ADT: 21

LOCAL

Poor

Over: CREEK

096120702, Chickasaw, IA

Built 1971 Load: 27.4 t ADT: 51

LOCAL

Poor

Over: CREEK

096132008, Chickasaw, IA

Built 1973 Load: 27.4 t ADT: 10

LOCAL

Poor

Over: CREEK

096143004, Chickasaw, IA

Built 1972 Load: 27.4 t ADT: 29

LOCAL

Poor

Over: CREEK

096143201, Chickasaw, IA

Built 1971 Load: 27.4 t ADT: 30

LOCAL

Poor

Over: CREEK

096143601, Chickasaw, IA

Built 1970 Load: 27.4 t ADT: 41

LOCAL

Poor

Over: CREEK

097113004, Chickasaw, IA

Built 1975 Load: 27.4 t ADT: 21

LOCAL

Poor

Over: BRANCH CRANE CREEK

097122202, Chickasaw, IA

Built 1970 Load: 27.4 t ADT: 82

LOCAL

Poor

Over: HORTON CREEK

094133002, Chickasaw, IA

Built 1981 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 51

LOCAL

Poor

Over: CREEK

094142401, Chickasaw, IA

Built 1975 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 47

LOCAL

Poor

Over: SMALL STREAM

095122902, Chickasaw, IA

Built 1975 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 82

FM

Poor

Over: LITTLE CEDAR

095140904, Chickasaw, IA

Built 1965 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 196

LOCAL

Poor

Over: CRANE CREEK

095110401, Chickasaw, IA

Built 1980 Load: 31.2 t ADT: 41

LOCAL

Poor

Over: LITTLE TURKEY

096111101, Chickasaw, IA

Built 1969 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 47

LOCAL

Poor

Over: SMALL STREAM

094132401, Chickasaw, IA

Built 1982 Load: 31.9 t ADT: 11

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Data sourced from official U.S. government datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges Editorial